Risk-Adjusted CABG Readmission Rate
Risk adjusted percentage of Medicare FFS beneficiaries aged 65 and older who undergo isolated coronary artery bypass grafting and are discharged alive but have a subsequent acute care hospital inpatient admission within 30 days of the date of discharge from the CABG hospitalization.
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2015
Support
Facility
Measure Info
NQF 2514
Measure Type:
Outcome
Measure Steward:
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Clinical Topic Area:
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Myocardial Infarction
Care Setting:
Inpatient
Data Source:
Claims
Registry
ACP supports th is measure because it captures a targeted denominator (fee-for-service Medicare patients, ages 65 and older) and uses the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk-adjustment, which has a strong base of clinical data.